Pausanias Analysis

Passage 9.8.7

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Passage 9.8.7: Electran Gates of Thebes where Capaneus was struck down by a thunderbolt.

Mythic Non-skeptical

Greek Text

Θερσάνδρου δὲ τοῦ Πολυνείκους ἀνακαλεσαμένου σφᾶς ἐπὶ τὰ οἰκεῖα, τὰς πύλας διὰ ὧν τὴν κάθοδον ἐποιοῦντο ἀπὸ τῆς Ὁμόλης ὀνομάζουσιν Ὁμολωίδας. ἐρχομένῳ δὲ ἐκ Πλαταίας ἔσοδος ἐς τὰς Θήβας κατὰ πύλας ἐστὶν Ἠλέκτρας, καὶ ταύτῃ Καπανέα τὸν Ἱππόνου βιαιοτέρας ποιούμενον πρὸς τὸ τεῖχος τὰς προσβολὰς βληθῆναι κεραυνῷ λέγουσι.

English Translation

When Thersander, Polyneices' son, recalled them to their homeland, the gates through which they made their descent from Homole were called the Homoloidian Gates. For someone coming from Plataea, the entrance into Thebes is through the Electran Gates; it was here, they say, that Capaneus, son of Hipponous, while making an especially fierce assault against the wall, was struck down by a thunderbolt.

Proper Nouns

Thersandros (Θέρσανδρος) person
Capaneus (Καπανεύς) person
Polyneices (Πολυνείκης) person
Electra (Ἠλέκτρα) person
Hipponous (Ἵππονος) person
Also in: 10.10.3
Thebes (Θῆβαι) place Q11225429
Plataea (Πλάταια) place Q742538
Homoloides (Ὁμολωίδες) place Q135495756
Also in: 9.8.5
Homole (Ὁμόλη) place Q106557752
Also in: 9.8.6
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